Premi e riconoscimenti

Consigliamo

Miglior centro commerciale

Charleston City Market

Pick up everything from foodstuffs to local sweet-grass baskets at the city’s traditional market, which has spilled beyond the 1841 market building into the surrounding streets. 375 Meeting St.; (843) 853-8000; www.thecharlestoncitymarket.com.

Architettura

Circular Congregational Church

The oldest church in Charleston gets its name for being the first major domed building in America; the Pantheon-inspired design was destroyed by fire in 1860, and re-created in 1890. 150 Meeting St.; (843) 577-6400; www.circularchurch.org.

Musei da non perdere

Gibbes Museum of Art

This century-and-a-half old institution in a Beaux Arts building in Charleston’s Historic District houses a fascinating visual history of the city, from colonial paintings to contemporary photography. 135 Meeting St.; (843) 722-2706; www.gibbesmuseum.org.

Miglior ristorante classico

High Cotton Maverick Bar and Grill

This wildly popular Southern steakhouse has a hopping bar scene, with live music on most nights, and a menu full of innovative local specialties like buttermilk fried oysters. 199 East Bay St.; (843) 724-3815; www.mavericksouthernkitchens.com.

Miglior cocktail con vista

Red’s Ice House

Watch the boats sail by on historic Shem Creek while enjoying a sunset margarita in this converted shrimp-packing shed. 98 Church St.; (843) 388-0003; www.redsicehouse.com.

Letture consigliate

"South of Broad" by Pat Conroy

Native son Conroy’s sweeping novel is set in Charleston and paints a vivid picture of the changing city through the last half of the 20th century.

L'escursione giornaliera

Sullivan’s Island

The beaches, lighthouse and historic Fort Moultrie, site of a Revolutionary War battle, draw visitors to this low-key barrier island north of Charleston. www.sullivansisland-sc.com.

La migliore vista

Waterfront Park

From the floating dock at the end of this large park you can see clear across Charleston Harbor to Fort Sumter, the Ravenel Bridge, Castle Pinckney and the U.S.S. Yorktown. www.charlestonparksconservancy.org.